A Japanese research vessel has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, Japan’s government announced Monday as the ...

Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.

For the uninitiated, a “Super Saiyan” comes from Dragon Ball, the global anime phenomenon. When these warriors tap into their ...

Photographer Frédéric Noy's shots give an insight into life around the rainforests of Udzungwa Mountains National Park – and ...

While it’s time to look toward the future, it’s also a chance to take one last look at the past year. I picked out my single favorite photo from each month from last year (with one exception). Here ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lot of weird-looking life-forms lurk in the deep sea, and this year we got some spectacularly close looks at several of them, ...

A lot of weird-looking life-forms lurk in the deep sea, and this year we got some spectacularly close looks at several of them, including a goofy Doctor Who–esque octopus, alienlike Antarctic dwellers ...

Scientific studies show substantial reductions in deep-sea biodiversity following mining tests, with impacts potentially lasting decades. Governments are split between environmental caution and the ...

Cephalopods—the class of animals that comprises octopuses and squids—are ubiquitous throughout the ocean, including in the deep sea. However, researchers still don't know very much about the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California scientists captured rare footage of a seven-arm octopus eating a jellyfish. Almost a half-mile below ...

The study inventoried thousands of mollusks, worms, crustaceans and other small marine creatures. Natural History Museum, London and University of Gothenburg As demand soars for critical minerals for ...

For all of humanity’s ventures to outer space, we’ve yet to see 99.999% of the deep-sea floor. In the latest subaquatic news, researchers discovered some 4,000 marine species, 88% of which were new ...